Full text of G.13 Selected Interest Rates : October 3, 1961

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

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OPEN MARKET MOW RATES AM BOND PRICES
Weekly
Sept.. 16 1 Sent. 23
Sent. 2 Sept.
2.300 j 2.150
1.650
1.313

G,13
Average of daily figures if
Federal Funds (Effective rate)

statistical

, • * .

Monthly
Sept. 30 lATiff. 19611 Sent. 196]
2.050 ; 2.0U3
1.962
I
3.05
3.00
2.92
2.68
2.66
2.6k
2.81
2.8it
2.75

C^Blrcial paper (prime, It t o 6 mos.) . • • • • • : 3.05
2.69
Finance paper placed directly (3 t o 6 mos.) . . .
2.88
Bankers^ acceptances (prime, 90 days) . . . . . .

3.13
2.69
2.88

3.08
2.69
2.88

3.00
2.69
2.88

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Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

Prime Loan Rate (Leading City Banks)
Stock Exchange c a l l loans—going rate

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Yields on U. S, Government securities
Auction average:
3i-month b i l l s
6-month b i l l s
Market y i e l d :
3-Rpnth b i l l s
Ak-month b i l l s . .
.
.
. . .
9-12 month b i l l s ••'.*. . . . • • • •
Other taxable issues, 9 to 12"months
Taxable issues, 3 to 5 years . . . .
Bonds—Long-term, taxable 2/ . . . .
Price of long-term Treasury bonds j / . . . .

It.50

it.50

2.233
2.697

2.h02
2.670

2.30k
2.689

2.39
2.66
2.91
3.03
3.80
it.00

2.28
2.68
2.88
3.03
3.77
it. 02

86.27

86.09

j
2.392
2.692

2.328
2.685

2.262
2.681

1:8
! 2.90
| 3.06
3.77
U.Ol

2:32
2.67
2.89
3.06
3.81
it.02

|

2.29
2.68
2.88
3.05
3.80
it.06

2.26
2.69
2.87
3.03
3.76
it. 02

2.25
2.69
2.87
2.98
3.70
3.98

86.20

86. Oli

|

85.60

86.0?

86.60

2.321
2.617

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Average yield on corporate bonds (Moody * s)
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5.12
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3.31
3.3it
! 3.3U
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State and local Government, Aaa (Moodyts)
if Average of daily figures except state and local Government, which are based on Thursday figures
2 / Includes a l l bonds maturing or callable in 10 years or more.
of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.
2 / Prices derived from average market yields on basir A-p
tif Preliminary.
r / Revised
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October 3, 1961